Category: Design & Disability, The ‘D’ List

Update 2018: Take a look at the ADDITI+ON SHOP for some new stylish walking sticks, including Guinsticks made of hazel and holly. You can also find the Armani of crutches in the shop………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Update Sept. 2015: The German Crutch Co. seems to have disappeared and the Ossenberg Crutch can now be purchased direct from their website or via Mobility…

Further to a previous article I’ve now taken TGA WHILL, the new style electric wheelchair, for a serious test – a trip to Kew Gardens. This may seem sedate but believe me, travelling over the pavements of Kew Bridge were definitely a test! It started with trying to reverse out of the lift at BBS Towers…

TGA the UK suppliers of WHILL PEV (personal electric vehicle/electric wheelchair), have provided me with one to trial. We’ve been interested in WHILL ever since it hit the market – see our previous wheelchair reviews – so an in depth review/trial was long overdue. Never having used an electric wheelchair I was at first apprehensive using…

Every few weeks we write about new things in the disability world – The ‘D’ List. This time we’re looking at ways you can make your home accessible without looking like a 70’s hospital. To make your home disability friendly, either due to temporary or permanent handicap, is a challenge but there are some resources…

Followers of Blue Badge Style will know that we entered the Design Council’s SPARK programme in 2017. We were lucky enough to win funding to produce DRINK The Inclusive Glass Holder. We were finding it difficult to feature stylish mobility accessories in our ‘D’ List (new things in the world of disability) so we created our…

Update 2018: Take a look at the ADDITI+ON SHOP for some new stylish walking sticks, including Guinsticks made of hazel and holly. You can also find the Armani of crutches in the shop………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Update Sept. 2015: The German Crutch Co. seems to have disappeared and the Ossenberg Crutch can now be purchased direct from…

With our ‘D List‘ articles we keep you updated on new/trendy/stylish designs in the world of disability. This time, as an end of year treat!?, we’re looking at ways to look ‘smart and fast’ with power wheelchairs and mobility devices, (previous articles are here). 2017 was rather disappointing in this respect, as the revolutionary Genny device, based…

We will be updating the Xmas Gift List with products from ADDITI+ON Shop – due to go live on this site 7th December 2017. If you can’t wait take a look at the gifts from 2016 – expensive and under £50. Keep checking tomorrow………………….

As promised here’s the ‘D’ List of gifts for someone with a disability and under £50, both useful, fashionable and fun. We already produced the expensive list of ‘Go Faster’ Gadgets!! Happily for the buyer, most of this list can be bought on the high street or on line: 1st The Oliver Bonas phone…